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Christmas Gift Guide to Encourage Learning

11/13/14 | Christmas, Gift Ideas, Gifts, Holidays, Kids, Kids Crafts and Coloring, Preschool, toddlers, Tween, Uncategorized

The Ultimate Gift Guide to Encourage Learning

"This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy." I'm so excited to be joining 75+ other bloggers to bring you the best gift guides for kids this Holiday Season! My gift list focuses on toys that encourage learning. Be sure to head over to "What Do We Do All Day" for all the other amazing Gift Guides. Each year when Christmas comes around I plan on being smart when ...

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Easiest Ever Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

09/03/14 | Bread, Breads, Desserts and Treats, Parties, Recipes

Easiest Ever Caramel Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Rolls always make me feel like I'm a kid again. My grandma made the best cinnamon rolls. I'll give you her whole recipe a different time because those are not easy and swimming in goo. For now I'm going to give you the Easiest Ever Cinnamon Roll recipe that is really similar to hers but takes 1/4 of the time. Now, these are Semi-Homemade Cinnamon Rolls because I don't make them ...

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Unexpected Guests? How to Speed Clean Your House.

08/30/14 | cleaning tips, Family, Home, How To, Sponsored, Uncategorized

Unexpected Guests? Learn How to Speed Clean Your House with these awesome tips!

Don't you love it when unexpected guests show up at your door step? Or when you forget they were coming and they call to remind you? It always happens at the worst time too. Right after a busy morning getting your kids ready for school and the house looks like a tornado hit it. Well, after being married 16 years and 5 kids later, I've perfected the "Speed Clean" and I'll share my tips with you on ...

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How to Turn Capri Pants into Bermuda Shorts- Upcycling

06/25/14 | How To, Teens, Tween

How to turn your daughters Capri Pants into Bermuda Shorts

My daughters are really starting to get picky about what they will and won't wear. This is a problem for me because I really like to go to Yard Sales. I find cute clothes for them that fit them and they won't wear them. Like these cute capri pants I bought my daughter. "No one wears Capri Pants anymore mom!" is what she said to me. I said "I don't care, you're wearing them!" So they went in her ...

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How To Make a Sanitary Pad Pouch~ U by Kotex

05/26/14 | Kids Crafts and Coloring, Parenting, Sponsored, Tween

Make your own Pad Pouch

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and U by Kotex but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #UbKKmart http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV I have two daughters which means we have the need for discreetly carrying sanitary pads in our purses and backpacks. I know for my daughters, it's a little embarrassing to carry sanitary pads into the bathroom ...

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Year-Round Cleaning List Binder Digital Download~ A Continually Clean House

03/06/14 | Chore Cards, cleaning tips, Kids Crafts and Coloring, Parenting

Forever ago when I was a young mom, I went to a meeting about how to keep your house clean continually. The lady that taught the class was a genius and a little bit of a perfectionist, and probably OCD all rolled into one. But the more I listened to her method the more I understood how much more organized she was than I. Why would you save all the deep cleaning jobs just for Spring Cleaning? Why ...

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